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Waiting On An Angel

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[Intro]
C  C/B  Am  G
  C    C/B    Am   G(solid strum)
[Verse]
CWaiting C/Bon an AmangeGl.
COne to C/Bcarry me hAmome.G  
 CHope you cGome to seAme me soGon,
cause I Fdon't want Gto go alAmone,Am/G  
I dFon't want to gGo alone.C  
C/B Am G
Now anCgel C/Bwon't you cAmome by Gme.
CAngel hC/Bear my Amplea.G  
CTake my hanGd, lift mAme up,G  
Fso that I cGan fly wiAmth thee,Am/G  
so Fthat I can fly Gwith theCe.
C/B Am G
[Chorus]
And I'm wFaiting Gon an Amangel.Am/E  
And I know it won'Ft be loGng,Am  Am/E  
 to fFind mysGelf a Amresting Am/Eplace,
in mFy angelG's armAms,Am/E  
in Fmy anGgel's aCrms.
C/B Am G
[Verse]
CSo speak kinC/Bd to a Amstranger,G  
Ccause you'll C/Bnever Amknow,G  
Cit just might bGe an aAmngel coGme,
FOh- knockin' aGt your Amdoor,Am/G  
Oh- Fknockin' aGt your Cdoor.
C/B Am G
[Chorus]
And I'm wFaiting Gon an Amangel. Am/E  
And I know it won'Ft be loGng,Am  Am/E  
 to fFind mysGelf a Amresting Am/Eplace,
in mFy angelG's armAms,  OhAm/E-
in my angFel's arms.
GoooohC  
C/B Am G
[Verse]
CWaiting C/Bon an AmangeGl.
COne to C/Bcarry me hAmome.G  
 CHope you cGome to seAme me soGon,
cause I Fdon't want Gto go alAmone,Am/G  
I dFon't want to Ggo,
doAmn't want to Ggo,
               F          G   C(solid strum)
I don't want to go alone.

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Waiting On An Angel

by Ben Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/B

Am/G

Am/E

Every time you play one of the chords you need to hit the lowest note of the chord,

then two downstrokes, then next chord.

[Intro]

C C/B Am G

(solid strum)

[Verse]

C C/B Am G

Waiting on an angel.

C C/B Am G

One to carry me home.

C G Am G

Hope you come to see me soon,

F G Am Am/G

cause I don't want to go alone,

F G C

I don't want to go alone.

C/B Am G

C C/B Am G

Now angel won't you come by me.

C C/B Am G

Angel hear my plea.

C G Am G

Take my hand, lift me up,

F G Am Am/G

so that I can fly with thee,

F G C

so that I can fly with thee.

C/B Am G

[Chorus]

F G Am Am/E

And I'm waiting on an angel.

F G Am Am/E

And I know it won't be long,

F G Am Am/E

to find myself a resting place,

F G Am Am/E

in my angel's arms,

F G C

in my angel's arms.

C/B Am G

[Verse]

C C/B Am G

So speak kind to a stranger,

C C/B Am G

cause you'll never know,

C G Am G

it just might be an angel come,

F G Am Am/G

Oh- knockin' at your door,

F G C

Oh- knockin' at your door.

C/B Am G

[Chorus]

F G Am Am/E

And I'm waiting on an angel.

F G Am Am/E

And I know it won't be long,

F G Am Am/E

to find myself a resting place,

F G Am Am/E

in my angel's arms, Oh-

in my angel's arms.

G C

ooooh

C/B Am G

[Verse]

C C/B Am G

Waiting on an angel.

C C/B Am G

One to carry me home.

C G Am G

Hope you come to see me soon,

F G Am Am/G

cause I don't want to go alone,

F G

I don't want to go,

Am G

don't want to go,

F G C

(solid strum)

I don't want to go alone.

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